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Dr Anna Williamson

BPsych(Hons), PhD
Research Fellow
Public Health, School of Public Health

Telephone +61 2 9188 9557

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Selected grants

2012

  • Health trajectories in urban Aboriginal children: the SEARCH Study; Banks E, Eades S, D'Este C, Bailey S, Redman S, Purcell A, Williamson A, Gunasekera H, McIntyre P, Clapham K; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
  • Centre of Research Excellence in urban Aboriginal child health; Banks E, Bailey S, Barwick D, Craig J, D Este C, Delaney-Thiele D, Fernando D, Gunasekera H, Lyons S, Purcell A, Raphael B, Williamson A, Woolfenden S, Wright D; Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute/BLO Project.
  • SEARCH: better evidence, better health for urban Aboriginal children; Craig J, Banks E, Eades S, D'Este C, Bailey S, Redman S, Williamson A, Pope S, Parter C, Gunasekera H; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Partnership Projects.

2009

  • Environmental and built factors for maintaining independence in older age; Byles J, Mackenzie L, Redman S, Williamson A, Parkinson L; NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care/Research Grant.
  • Rites of Passage: A pilot study of an early intervention program for Aboriginal young people; Williamson A, Schuster L, Redman S, Eades S, Raphael B; Beyondblue/Research Support.

2008

  • Developing tools and methods to improve the mental health of Aboriginal children; Williamson A; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Early Career Fellowships.

2007

  • Determining the clinical validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) amongst urban Aboriginal children; Williamson A, D'Este C, Dadds M, Eades S, Daniels J, Raphael B, Redman S, D Este C; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Haynes, A., Brennan, S., Redman, S., Williamson, A., Gallego, G., Butow, P. (2016). Figuring out fidelity: a worked example of the methods used to identify, critique and revise the essential elements of a contextualised intervention in health policy agencies. Implementation Science, 11(1), 1-18. [More Information]
  • Makkar, S., Turner, T., Williamson, A., Louviere, J., Redman, S., Haynes, A., Green, S., Brennan, S. (2016). The development of ORACLe: a measure of an organisation’s capacity to engage in evidence-informed health policy. Health Research Policy and Systems, 14(1), 1-18. [More Information]
  • Redman, S., Haynes, A., Williamson, A. (2015). Research impact: neither quick nor easy. BMC Medicine, 13(1), 1-3. [More Information]
  • Redman, S., Turner, T., Davies, H., Williamson, A., Haynes, A., Brennan, S., Milat, A., O'Connor, D., Blyth, F., Jorm, L., et al (2015). The SPIRIT Action Framework: A structured approach to selecting and testing strategies to increase the use of research in policy. Social Science and Medicine, 136-137, 147-155. [More Information]
  • Williamson, A., Andersen, M., Redman, S., Dadds, M., D'Este, C., Daniels, J., Eades, S., Raphael, B. (2014). Measuring mental health in Indigenous young people: A review of the literature from 1998-2008. Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 19(2), 260-272. [More Information]
  • McNamara, B., Banks, E., Gubhaju, L., Williamson, A., Joshy, G., Raphael, B., Eades, S. (2014). Measuring psychological distress in older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Australians: a comparison of the K-10 and K-5. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38(6), 567-573. [More Information]
  • Williamson, A., Redman, S., Haynes, A., Barker, D., Jorm, L., Green, S., Blyth, F., Lewis, N., Shakeshaft, A., D'Este, C., et al (2014). Supporting Policy In health with Research: an Intervention Trial (SPIRIT)—protocol for a stepped wedge trial. BMJ Open, 4, 1-11. [More Information]
  • Williamson, A., McElduff, P., Dadds, M., d’Este, C., Redman, S., Raphael, B., Daniels, J., Eades, S. (2014). The construct validity of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire for aboriginal children living in urban New South Wales, Australia. Australian Psychologist, 49(3), 163-170. [More Information]
  • Gubhaju, L., McNamara, B., Banks, E., Joshy, G., Raphael, B., Williamson, A., Eades, S. (2013). The overall health and risk factor profile of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants from the 45 and up study. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 1-14. [More Information]
  • Taylor, B., Fernando, P., Bauman, A., Williamson, A., Craig, J., Redman, S. (2011). Measuring the Quality of Public Open Space Using Google Earth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 40(2), 105-112. [More Information]
  • Banks, E., Byles, J., Gibson, R., Rodgers, B., Latz, I., Robinson, I., Williamson, A., Jorm, L. (2010). Is psychological distress in people living with cancer related to the fact of diagnosis, current treatment or level of disability? Findings from a large Australian study. Medical Journal of Australia, 193(SUPPL. 5), S62-S67.
  • Eades, S., Taylor, B., Bailey, S., Williamson, A., Craig, J., Redman, S. (2010). The Health of Urban Aboriginal People: Insufficient Data to Close the Gap. Medical Journal of Australia, 193(9), 521-524. [More Information]
  • Williamson, A., Banks, E., Redman, S., Craig, J., Cass, A., Fernando, D., Eades, S., Bailey, S. (2010). The study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health (SEARCH): study protocol. BMC Public Health, 10, 1-8. [More Information]
  • Eades, S., Read, A., Stanley, F., Eades, F., McCaullay, D., Williamson, A. (2008). Bibbulung Gnarneep (‘solid kid’): Causal pathways to poor birth outcomes in an urban Aboriginal birth cohort. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 4(4), 342-346. [More Information]
  • Hines, S., Theodorou, S., Williamson, A., Fong, D., Curry, K. (2008). Management of acute pain in methadone maintenance therapy in-patients. Drug and Alcohol Review, 27(5), 519-523. [More Information]

2016

  • Haynes, A., Brennan, S., Redman, S., Williamson, A., Gallego, G., Butow, P. (2016). Figuring out fidelity: a worked example of the methods used to identify, critique and revise the essential elements of a contextualised intervention in health policy agencies. Implementation Science, 11(1), 1-18. [More Information]
  • Makkar, S., Turner, T., Williamson, A., Louviere, J., Redman, S., Haynes, A., Green, S., Brennan, S. (2016). The development of ORACLe: a measure of an organisation’s capacity to engage in evidence-informed health policy. Health Research Policy and Systems, 14(1), 1-18. [More Information]

2015

  • Redman, S., Haynes, A., Williamson, A. (2015). Research impact: neither quick nor easy. BMC Medicine, 13(1), 1-3. [More Information]
  • Redman, S., Turner, T., Davies, H., Williamson, A., Haynes, A., Brennan, S., Milat, A., O'Connor, D., Blyth, F., Jorm, L., et al (2015). The SPIRIT Action Framework: A structured approach to selecting and testing strategies to increase the use of research in policy. Social Science and Medicine, 136-137, 147-155. [More Information]

2014

  • Williamson, A., Andersen, M., Redman, S., Dadds, M., D'Este, C., Daniels, J., Eades, S., Raphael, B. (2014). Measuring mental health in Indigenous young people: A review of the literature from 1998-2008. Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 19(2), 260-272. [More Information]
  • McNamara, B., Banks, E., Gubhaju, L., Williamson, A., Joshy, G., Raphael, B., Eades, S. (2014). Measuring psychological distress in older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Australians: a comparison of the K-10 and K-5. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38(6), 567-573. [More Information]
  • Williamson, A., Redman, S., Haynes, A., Barker, D., Jorm, L., Green, S., Blyth, F., Lewis, N., Shakeshaft, A., D'Este, C., et al (2014). Supporting Policy In health with Research: an Intervention Trial (SPIRIT)—protocol for a stepped wedge trial. BMJ Open, 4, 1-11. [More Information]
  • Williamson, A., McElduff, P., Dadds, M., d’Este, C., Redman, S., Raphael, B., Daniels, J., Eades, S. (2014). The construct validity of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire for aboriginal children living in urban New South Wales, Australia. Australian Psychologist, 49(3), 163-170. [More Information]

2013

  • Gubhaju, L., McNamara, B., Banks, E., Joshy, G., Raphael, B., Williamson, A., Eades, S. (2013). The overall health and risk factor profile of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants from the 45 and up study. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 1-14. [More Information]

2011

  • Taylor, B., Fernando, P., Bauman, A., Williamson, A., Craig, J., Redman, S. (2011). Measuring the Quality of Public Open Space Using Google Earth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 40(2), 105-112. [More Information]

2010

  • Banks, E., Byles, J., Gibson, R., Rodgers, B., Latz, I., Robinson, I., Williamson, A., Jorm, L. (2010). Is psychological distress in people living with cancer related to the fact of diagnosis, current treatment or level of disability? Findings from a large Australian study. Medical Journal of Australia, 193(SUPPL. 5), S62-S67.
  • Eades, S., Taylor, B., Bailey, S., Williamson, A., Craig, J., Redman, S. (2010). The Health of Urban Aboriginal People: Insufficient Data to Close the Gap. Medical Journal of Australia, 193(9), 521-524. [More Information]
  • Williamson, A., Banks, E., Redman, S., Craig, J., Cass, A., Fernando, D., Eades, S., Bailey, S. (2010). The study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health (SEARCH): study protocol. BMC Public Health, 10, 1-8. [More Information]

2008

  • Eades, S., Read, A., Stanley, F., Eades, F., McCaullay, D., Williamson, A. (2008). Bibbulung Gnarneep (‘solid kid’): Causal pathways to poor birth outcomes in an urban Aboriginal birth cohort. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 4(4), 342-346. [More Information]
  • Hines, S., Theodorou, S., Williamson, A., Fong, D., Curry, K. (2008). Management of acute pain in methadone maintenance therapy in-patients. Drug and Alcohol Review, 27(5), 519-523. [More Information]
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